Berry pie drip pan



Aug. 13, 1940..

M. ENos 2,211,261 BERRY PIE DRIP PAN Filed 0G12. 24, 1939 TTTTTTT YS Patented Aug. 13, 1940 FFICE BERRY PIE DRIP PAN Marguerite Enos, Jerseyville, Ill.

Application October 24,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to drip pans to be used in combination with pie pans or the like for catching residue.

One of the objects` of the invention is to pro- Vide an endless trough to receive residue from cooking vessels.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting means suspending a cooking vessel, centering and preventing tipping or tilting of the vessel within the drip pan.

A further object of the invention is to provide a drip pan adapted to catch residue through the medium of connecting supporting means and may be lifted as a unit from an oven thus eliminating the hazard of burned residue expelled from a cooking vessel into the oven.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and drawing when read with the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of the invention associated with a cooking vessel.

Referring to the drawing, an annular trough Il) of substantially U-shape in cross section 25 formed of sheet material includes an angular outer wall Il directed away from an inner wall I2 at its upper edge.

Radially disposed arms i3 formed of strips of metal are bent and their extremities are secured 30 to the inner wall I2 near its upper and lower edges within the circular opening of the trough I0. The bent portions are formed at an incline to present inclined faces I4 to conform to the inclination of the outer surface of the wall of a 35 pie pan I5 or other cooking vessel to establish a connection between the annular trough Ill and the pie pan I5. Through this medium the pie pan I5 is held level relative to the annular trough Il] by the tendency of the weight of the pie pan and its contents to move downward on the faces M and prevent displacement of the pan.

For removing from or inserting the invention into an oven the handles I6 are grasped and lifted carrying the pie pan I5 which is mounted 1939, Serial No. 301,021

within the opening of the annular trough Il) out or into an oven as a unit.

The annular trough II) which is in the nature of a drip pan is centered around and relative to the pie pan I5 underlying the peripheral flange 5 I6 of the latter to catch the juices or other residue expelled over the flange Il, therefore preventing burning of the residue otherwise subjected to by other cooking vessels not equipped with this invention. 10

What is claimed is:

1. In the combination of a drip pan and pan support comprising an endless trough adapted to receive residue, a plurality of pan supporting arms extending toward one another from opposite points of their mounting on the outer face of the inner ilange of the trough, one end of each of the arms being bent at right angles and secured to said outer face to extend outwardly from the outer face of an intermediate inclined 20 portion of the arms to provide pie pan supports and an integral portion of each arm being secured to said outer face adjacent the base of the trough for bracing the incline-d pan supporting portion of the arms between the point of its mounting and the pan support.

2. A drip pan attachment for pie pans comprising an endless channel forming a drip pan including an outer wall disposed at an angle extending outwardly from and relatively to an inner upstanding wall and a channel bottom formed integral and connecting the lower portions of the walls, a plurality of radially disposed arms extending from points opposite one another diametrically from the outer face of the inner wall, said arms providing inclined supporting rests at their free extremities engaging the side of the pie pan of a similar angle of inclination limiting the reception of the pan and centralizing the latter Within the endless channel, whereby the peripheral edge of the pan disposed above and registering between said walls expels residue from the pan to the channel.

MARGUERI'I'E ENOS. 

